Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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From this reading See, too, _Letters of S.T. Coleridge_, 1895 (letter to R. Southey, July 13, 1794), i.

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From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

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From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

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From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

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From this reading See, too, _Letters of S.T. Coleridge_, 1895 (letter to R. Southey, July 13, 1794), i.

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From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

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From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

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From this reading See, too, _Letters of S.T. Coleridge_, 1895 (letter to R. Southey, July 13, 1794), i.

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From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

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From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

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From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

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From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

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From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

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From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

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From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

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an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

a town in Czech Republic; site of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805

From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

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From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

possessive form of “catherine” — first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

English romantic poet (1772-1834)

From this reading See, too, _Letters of S.T. Coleridge_, 1895 (letter to R. Southey, July 13, 1794), i.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

formed or developed from something else; not original

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

high status importance owing to marked superiority

From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

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From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition

From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading See, too, _Letters of S.T. Coleridge_, 1895 (letter to R. Southey, July 13, 1794), i.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

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From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

moving to the inside of something

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading See, too, _Letters of S.T. Coleridge_, 1895 (letter to R. Southey, July 13, 1794), i.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

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From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

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From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading See, too, _Letters of S.T. Coleridge_, 1895 (letter to R. Southey, July 13, 1794), i.

the literary culture

From this reading See, too, _Letters of S.T. Coleridge_, 1895 (letter to R. Southey, July 13, 1794), i.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

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From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

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From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

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From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

possessive form of “pope” — the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791)

From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading See, too, _Letters of S.T. Coleridge_, 1895 (letter to R. Southey, July 13, 1794), i.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

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From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading See, too, _Letters of S.T. Coleridge_, 1895 (letter to R. Southey, July 13, 1794), i.

Identical; not different.

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

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From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)

From this reading See, too, _Letters of S.T. Coleridge_, 1895 (letter to R. Southey, July 13, 1794), i.

a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading See, too, _Letters of S.T. Coleridge_, 1895 (letter to R. Southey, July 13, 1794), i.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading {350}[443] [For John Kyrle, "the Man of Ross" (1635-1724), see Pope's _Moral Essays_, epist. iii. lines 249-284.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading See, too, _Letters of S.T. Coleridge_, 1895 (letter to R. Southey, July 13, 1794), i.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading See, too, _Letters of S.T. Coleridge_, 1895 (letter to R. Southey, July 13, 1794), i.

past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]

which person or people

From this reading [445] [Michailo Smolenskoi Koutousof (1743-1813), who was raised to eminence through the influence of Potemkin, was in command of the Austro-Russian Army at Austerlitz.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading {351}[444] [Byron seems to have derived his knowledge of Catherine's _vie intime_ from the _Mémoires Secrets sur la Russie_, of C.F.P. Masson, which were published in Amsterdam in 1800, and translated into English in the same year.]